date:20110511

Caurem youth leader Nilesh Gaokar attacked an hour ago by goons with iron rods 
outside Verna Ind Est, where he works as engineer. He is injured badly. Verna 
police are taking him to Hospicio. Please rush to Hospicio to express your 
solidarity against mining mafias. This second attack in a week by Caurem Mafias 
after illegal confinement and physical damage to Reporter Gary Azavedo.

[Goanet] Hot Mixing of Internal Road in St. Inez Ward 13 begins

2011-05-11 Thread Sandeep Heble

What’s the point in harping about corruption when the same corrupt
politicians are elected time and again by the people?

It is well know in Goan circles today that the PWD Minister (and not
the local MLA) is allegedly the beneficiary of large cuts (stretching
from 10 to 20 percent) which often leads to sub-standard works being
carried out. Yet, these factors are overlooked and come elections; it
is freebies, the chicken and biryani that rule. In some
constituencies, distribution of a fraction of the ill-gotten ‘wealth’
happens on a weekly basis if not daily. This happens under the very
eyes and noses of the Election Commission Officials and the people as
well. Yet, nobody bothers to complain and nobody bothers to take
action. It is pointless to blame only the politicians when Corruption
has seeped deep into our system.

In the present case, an amount of 4 lakhs was allegedly demanded from
the Road Contractor and his Work Orders were stalled till these
demands were met. It is only when Parrikar intervened and threatened
to expose them all that the work Orders were issued. To the best of my
knowledge, without any bribes being paid. For the records, the hot
mixing of the Internal roads is being done for the first time in this
area. The roads were in a pathetic condition till then. One can hope
that these newly hot-mixed roads will last for at least 5 years.

Cheers,
Sandeep

Re: [Goanet] Cock-and-bull story of Ibn Majid helping Vasco da Gama

Socially transmitted? Do you mean the kind of nonsense-sprouting
disease of the verbal diarrhea kind we catch via social intercourse --
Noun1. social intercourse - communication between individuals -- of
the kind we do on Goanet? Even despite having so many wise doctors
(experts in a whole lot of other subjects) here?

Incidentally, just picked up Terry O'Brien's *Little Red Book* (no,
not Mao) of Euphemisms yesterday. Costs Rs 95 from Golden Heart
Emporium, Margao, rupapublications.com And it doesn't seem to cover
your euphemism! FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org

On 12 May 2011 10:47, Tony de Sa  wrote:
> I am surprised, Doc, that as a reputable Medic you should shun
> circumcision. I am informed by usually reliable medical sources that it is a
> time honoured method of combating Socially Transmitted Diseases (which is a
> genteel name for plain ole fashioned Gonorrhea and Syphilis)  ;-)

[Goanet] Song for the day

2011-05-11 Thread Gabe Menezes

 Dusty 
Springfield
-
You don't have to say you love me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sotRQXqfz9Y&feature=related
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett....

Yes, I did say *keeping in touch*. Anyone living abroad for a number
of years (or generations) is likely to lose touch with any language,
including Konkani!

Skype, because it is oral and live. There is the possibility of
instant feedback, unavailable in text or video. FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
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On 12 May 2011 10:48, Seb dc  wrote:
> Did you say 'Keeping in touch' !! Incase he doesn't know konkani, then he
> seems more of a non-goan and probably has made Goa his permanent retirement
> home, like all the Patels & Sharma's of the world?
>
> A couple of years down the line he will change his last name and tell all
> the goans he is a Goan, by birth!!
>
> But why through Skpe??
>
> hAVE a nICE dAY
> Seb
>
>>Just yesterday, a retired ambassador was suggesting this, as a means
> of keeping in touch with Konkani. FN
> PS: Anyone willing to offer Skype coaching in Konkani? Charged or
> uncharged? Goanet could match supply and demand. Just a thought...

Re: [Goanet] Cock-and-bull story of Ibn Majid helping Vasco da Gama

2011-05-11 Thread Clifford Fernandes , Senior Financial Controller

Dr. Colaco:
[a] It is unlikely that Vasco da Gama would have traveled all the way to
Kenya - without having made some arrangements for the onward route

[f] This resulted in many many residents of the subcontinent NOT being
forcibly circumcised (The horrible Inquisition having been noted), Hundreds
of thousands of living women not being sent to the funeral pyre of their
husbands, education being brought to the poor and the disadvantaged by that
Apartheid Caste system, and some being able to
re-obtain Portuguese nationality and be gainfully employed in Lisbon


COMMENT:

1. [a] Is debatable. There being no means of communication other than by
courier in those days, it is just possible that VDG entered Lamu / Mombasa
and hoped to find a pilot there among the many Indian sailors and traders
there.

He might have heard of them in Cape Town/ Durban, which lie further down
South or wherever he stopped to victual his ships.

2 [f] I am surprised, Doc, that as a reputable Medic you should shun
circumcision. I am informed by usually reliable medical sources that it is a
time honoured method of combating Socially Transmitted Diseases (which is a
genteel name for plain ole fashioned Gonorrhea and Syphilis)  ;-)

As for some being gainfully employed in Lisbon, don't forget to mention the
hordes of them in Swindon and other places in Europe thanks to the open
border policy of the European Union.

-- 

Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com

 ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett....

2011-05-11 Thread Seb dc

Did you say 'Keeping in touch' !! Incase he doesn't know konkani, then he
seems more of a non-goan and probably has made Goa his permanent retirement
home, like all the Patels & Sharma's of the world?

A couple of years down the line he will change his last name and tell all
the goans he is a Goan, by birth!!

But why through Skpe?? 

hAVE a nICE dAY
Seb

>Just yesterday, a retired ambassador was suggesting this, as a means
of keeping in touch with Konkani. FN

PS: Anyone willing to offer Skype coaching in Konkani? Charged or
uncharged? Goanet could match supply and demand. Just a thought...

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Konkani Word A Day: Noroc, norom, nort, norti dudduancheo...

"NOU" DOESN'T MEAN "PIPE", IT MEANS "TAP"

-Original Message-
From: goanet-news-boun...@lists.goanet.org 
[mailto:goanet-news-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Frederick Noronha
Sent: 11 May 2011 22:07
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: [Goanet-News] Konkani Word A Day: Noroc, norom, nort, norti 
dudduancheo...

Learn one (or more) Konkani word today:

NOROC bad smell, stinking

NOROM soft, tender

NOROM CORUNC to soften, to modify

NOROM PODDUNC to be spiritless

NORT f north

NORTI DUDDUANCHEO promissory notes of money

NOS nerve, nerves

NOSTO breakfast

NOU m pipe

NOULANCHO, -I, -EM surprising, amusing

NOUREACHO DEDDO best man

NOURI bride

NOURO m bridegroom

NOURO-OHOCOL bridal pair

[Source: Konkani-English Pocket Dictionary/Concanim-Inglez Dicionar.
First published in 1930. Republished in 1991 and 1999 by the Asian
Educational Services, Rs 195 in India.]

E&OE: Errors and ommissions excepted.
Text is from a 1930 dictionary, and written style may have changed since.

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[Goanet] Talking Photos: Some news in pics

Talking Photos: Some news in pics
 

Boatman, a passenger and a gas cylinder
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5688256341/sizes/l/
also appeared in GT
 

Princess scrap now shifted to mid river, Sam Pedro
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5688827700/sizes/l/
 

It’s time for ‘Ponnos’ or jackfruits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5707580698/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5707584250/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5707017635/
 

A menddro or sheep ? at Calangute beach
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5711085834/
 

Calangute Residency (Run Goa Tourism Dept)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5710527543/sizes/l/
 

a temple at Baga Beach
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5711105118/sizes/l/
 



 
GenX bazaar at Baga (9,10,11 May 2011)
We were not allowed in for we had no GenX or Speak Asia ID
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5711106340/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5710546611/sizes/l/
 

film shooting in the City
' Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl '
Opp. Ferry, Panjim, Goa
7,8,9 May 2011 9.3pm
with Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5703915053/sizes/l/
 

Cafe Real, Panjim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5658775586/in/photostream
 

Goa Chamber of Commerce (Estd. 1908)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk39/5658200699/sizes/l/


joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] CHESS: Riya Savant Among Prize Winners

2011-05-11 Thread Goanet Sports


Riya Savant Among Prize Winners

Asian silver medalist, Ms. Riya Savant continued her good showing by 
finishing 5th in the World Under 11 Girls Championship held at Krakow, 
Poland.


Riya, sponsored by Geno Pharmaceuticals, Mapusa, Goa added precious 
International rating points to her kitty as the field was very strong.


There were two World Champions in Riya's category, Abdumalik Zansya and 
Nominerdene Davaademberel. Riya, a 6th standard student of St. Mary's 
High School, Mapusa scored 6 points in 9 rounds.


Riya will now represent India in the Asian Youth Championships in the 
Phillipines next week.



Goanet Sports


Source:  Raghunandan Gokhale

[Goanet] Hot Mixing of Internal Road in St. Inez Ward 13 begins

 
[Goanet] Hot Mixing of Internal Road in St. Inez Ward 13 begins

It’s called 'quick fixing' and it is very common during elections year

Here is an example..(an old film)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjSx_3RhtI


joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Heraldo Editorial: Is Goa Most corrupt?

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will kick off his nationwide campaign 
against corruption from Panjim on 13 May, with a public meeting at Azad Maidan 
at 5pm. Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal will address a meeting at Margao 
that same day at 10.30am, while Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia will speak at 
Vasco at 3 pm. 
Why Goa? Does this confirm that ours is among the most corrupt states in the 
country?

[Goanet] "Dadasaheb Phalke" award to a Goan.

2011-05-11 Thread damodar vinayak bale

Dear Editor,
It was pleasure to read about a Goan,receiving the prestigious award
for cinematography in 'Nav Hind Times' dated 3rd May 2011. Though the news did 
not appear in any other dailies of Goa. He is 92 years old Shri
Kisan B.Kamat Ghanekar of Pangim Goa,presently staying in Mumbai. In fact it 
was too late,when cine photographers like K Vaikuntha were honoured much 
earlier.Talents many times need to be brought to notice,than hunted by 
Authorities.And yes,it is always better to be late than never.
With best regards,
Damodar(Shyam) V.Bale,
11,Winton Road,
East Brubswick,NJ,08816.

[Goanet] International Goan Youth Convention, July 2-4, San Francisco

2011-05-11 Thread George Pinto

The event you have been waiting for .

You are cordially invited to the Goa Sudharop INTERNATIONAL GOAN YOUTH
CONVENTION from July 2-4, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The Convention is
being organized by Youth and the events, topics, presentations will cover ages
15-40, although all ages are invited to attend as people like to travel with
family.

We are going to have an outstanding line-up of events, speakers, topics. At the
convention, every youth attendee is a Chief Guest, everyone a celebrity in
their own right. No one should miss this event, we look forward to welcoming
everyone from around the world.

There are few cities in the world as charming and inviting as San Francisco in
summer. See http://www6.sfgov.org/index.aspx?page=5. San Francisco is a
wonderful vacation getaway and Los Angeles (Hollywood, Disneyland, Universal
Studios) is an hour's flight away in Southern California (6 hour car drive, 600
kms) in case you want to add Los Angeles to your trip. There are buses
(Greyhound) and trains (Amtrak) which go to Southern California too.

The convention will be held at the HOLIDAY INN, Fisherman's Wharf, San
Francisco. See http://www.hifishermanswharf.com/, a prime hotel in Fisherman's
Wharf, close to Alcatraz, and a short distance from Golden Gate Park, Golden
Gate Bridge, Union Square and other world-famous attractions. Rooms can be
booked for $165 per night plus taxes (up to 4 people a room). Hotel
Reservations for the Event at the Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf can be made by
calling reservations at 1-800-942-7348 or going online to this link using the
Booking Code “GOA”:

http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/san-francisco/sfofw/hoteldetail?destination=1300+COLUMBUS+AVENUE+SAN+FRANCISCO+CALIFORNIA+United+States&hpCheckinDate=Jul-02-2011&hpCheckoutDate=Jul-04-2011&numberOfNight=2&hotelCode=sfofw&checkInMonthYear=062011&checkOutDate=04&checkOutMonthYear=062011&groupCode=GOA&checkInDate=02&execute=basic

If you are coming alone and want to share a room, contact Acaria at
acariaalme...@yahoo.com and she will try and pair you up to share a room.

Here is the agenda:
Pre-convention- June 30 (Carmel/Monterrey or San Francisco tours - OPTIONAL)
Pre-convention- July 1 (Napa Valley wine or San Fran tours - OPTIONAL)
(We will provide you information from a tour company and you can book
directly with them).

Convention Day 1
July 2
LUNCH: 11:30am-1:30pm

Welcome, purpose of the Youth convention, information on Goa Sudharop. 1:30-2pm

Session #1, Fun with Konkani, some words, phrases, music. 2:00-2:45pm

Session #2, Goan quiz contest and fun Goa-related items. 2:45-3:30pm

Tea: 3:30-3:45pm

Session #3, Panel discussion on Goan Identity with audience participation. The
panel will explore various issues related to identity, growing up outside Goa,
cultural expectations, generational issues (parents & children), etc.
3:45-5:00pm

Grand "GOAN ROCKIN TO BOLLYWOOD ON THE BAY" Cruise/Dinner with DJ dancing on
the San Francisco Bay, passing by Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, etc. for all
paid convention attendees. Subject to availability, individual tickets for
non-attendees will be available at $75 per ticket for ages 23+ and $55 for ages
6-23. Under 5 free. Time: 6:15-9:15pm

July 3 - Day 2
BREAKFAST8:00-9:30AM

Session #4, Volunteering and Connecting to Goa. 9:30am-10:15am

Session #5a, Making your dreams come true and planning your life with focus on
Career counseling for 18+, 10:15am-12:00pm.
Session #5b, Making your dreams come true and planning your life with focus on
college counseling for 15-18, 10:15am-12:00pm.

LUNCH 12:00pm-1:30pm

Session #6, Update on various topics related to Goa. 1:30-2:15pm

Session #7, Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, Innovators, Global Markets and doing
business in the Global economy. 2:15-3:00pm

Close convention and thank you 3:00pm

Adults 21+ Club night
Under 21 Games at the hotel.

July 4 - Day 3
Picnic 11am onwards, Picnic lunch included. See location below.
Fireworks8pm onwards. See location below.
Picnic and Fireworks at Aquatic Park, 2998 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109.
Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Hyde St and Jefferson St.
Neighborhoods: Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, CA, North Waterfront San
Francisco, California

If you plan on attending, please let Acaria at acariaalme...@yahoo.com know the
number in your party so she can keep track of headcount.

Prices includes CONVENTION (July 2-4) and the San Francisco Bay Dinner CRUISE
on July 2 are as follows. You can pay on the Goa Sudharop website at
www.goasudharop.org and click on "Click here to donate" button (PAYPAL) or you
can mail a check payable to "GOA SUDHAROP" and mail to our Treasurer, Acaria
Almeida at:

ACARIA ALMEIDA
P.O. Box 6144
MORAGA, CALIFORNIA, 94570, USA
Phone: 925-324-0513

Registration fees:
Ages below 23
Till June 15, $115
After June

[Goanet] GOACAN to ensure people's participation during UN Decade of Action on Road Safety

2011-05-11 Thread Goa Desc

-
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed
-

GOACAN to ensure people's participation during
UN Decade of Action on Road Safety

On occasion of the launch of the United Nations Decade
of Action on Road Safety on 11th May, GOACAN has
resolved to intensify its efforts to make Road Safety and
Traffic Management a people's movement.

GOACAN will adopt a multi-pronged strategy to involve
people at the Village Panchayats and Municipal Councils
through Road Safety & Traffic Management Committees
for planning, participation & implementation.

During the forthcoming academic year on the campus
GOACAN will promote the importance of the Road
Safety Patrol (RSP) and garner support for the State
Road Safety Week to be observed in the first week
of July.

GOACAN will also promote the Traffic Warden Scheme
at the Village & Municipal Council level to ensure citizens
participation in making Road Safety a priority in the
neighbourhood.

With the formation of the State & District Road Safety
Councils GOACAN will seek the assistance of
teachers, Headmasters, Principals of High Schools,
HSS and Colleges to maximise the awareness programs
for students.

With a focus on the 90 pedestrians who lost their lives
in 2010 a special program will be launched this year
to highlight the importance of pedestrian safety.
--
GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK
--
promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa
 --
GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601
GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507
mail: goa...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com
-

[Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: Noroc, norom, nort, norti dudduancheo...

Learn one (or more) Konkani word today:

NOROC bad smell, stinking

NOROM soft, tender

NOROM CORUNC to soften, to modify

NOROM PODDUNC to be spiritless

NORT f north

NORTI DUDDUANCHEO promissory notes of money

NOS nerve, nerves

NOSTO breakfast

NOU m pipe

NOULANCHO, -I, -EM surprising, amusing

NOUREACHO DEDDO best man

NOURI bride

NOURO m bridegroom

NOURO-OHOCOL bridal pair

[Source: Konkani-English Pocket Dictionary/Concanim-Inglez Dicionar.
First published in 1930. Republished in 1991 and 1999 by the Asian
Educational Services, Rs 195 in India.]

E&OE: Errors and ommissions excepted.
Text is from a 1930 dictionary, and written style may have changed since.

Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490

[Goanet] Goa news for May 12, 2011

2011-05-11 Thread Goanet News Service

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** I-League Division II: United Sikkim Held To A Draw; Defeat
For Lajong - Goal.com India
 draw with Ar Hima while Sporting Clube de Goa recorded a 3-1
win over Shillong Lajong. By Goal.com India It was a game of two
halves at the JN stadium in Shillong as United Sikkim came back
from being two goals down to ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFnEmLdz3ko593nWlNwjVntKlZsLA&url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1838/i-league-division-ii/2011/05/11/2482026/i-league-division-ii-united-sikkim-held-to-a-draw-defeat-for

*** Goa:Locals stop officials from going to proposed airport
site - IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFsBSfW1Grnb78eh-hO1QKzfattqg&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goalocals-stop-officials-from-going-to-proposed-airport-site/679785.html

*** ''Youths from elite Goa families addicted to drugs since
80s'' - IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG2i0TGIhgrVABPhgdrMdxD9F8HPg&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/youths-from-elite-goa-families-addicted-to-drugs-since-80s/680112.html

*** Delhi meeting to discuss Goa's linguistic deadlock -
Mangalorean.com
n-delhi-over-moi-in-goa-schools/679911.html">Meeting in Delhi
over MOI in Goa schools
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEpRUmeYTlmbX0YZ2N9b4-evDp8rg&url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=237959

*** Goa''s Konkani weekly logs on to facebook to stay afloat -
IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEJNzNJh6UepEoH1asWmhMIA0bozg&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goas-konkani-weekly-logs-on-to-facebook-to-stay-afloat/679849.html

*** Teachers unhappy over Goa govt's last minute circular on RTE
- Indian Express
U4oNncq_0jRF_x1ZQSRg
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHSY6whJK39rvJvyT7ZqgsBV2p6wA&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/teachers-unhappy-over-goa-govts-last-minute-circular-on-rte/789050/

*** Students to get 15 marks for playing state-level contests -
Times of India
mes of IndiaThey were satisfied with all our replies," said
Sports Authority of Goa executive director VM Prabhudesai.
Prabhudesai met the executive council of the Goa board of
secondary and higher secondary education along with Goa Olympic
Association secretary ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHrSaSKG1g3Ny9Dk63wjwqc5Ut3zg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Students-to-get-15-marks-for-playing-state-level-contests/articleshow/8255777.cms

*** Cheaters in paradise: True lies of SpeakAsia's Goa bash -
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
roclaimed 'biggest online survey company', have posted comments
all over the Internet about the company's 'Gen X Bazaar' event
being held in Goa from May 9 to 11 and the special train that
was booked to take ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGTVYlx5Y3cfhy8aZ1V2h9oPCqi4g&url=http://moneylife.in/article/cheaters-in-paradise-true-lies-of-speakasias-goa-bash/16321.html

*** 'No mechanism in place to tackle graft cases in Goa' - Times
of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: With the Lokayukta bill yet to come into
force and the Goa Public Men's Prevention of Corruption Act
wound up, there is no mechanism in place to tackle corruption,
Pilerne Citizens Forum (PCF), said at a press conference on
Wednesday, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGKi4VHYj6KzHlJIRSY3TuGaeU1YA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-mechanism-in-place-to-tackle-graft-cases-in-Goa/articleshow/8255384.cms

*** Rejects' threat looms large this monsoon - Times of India
mes of IndiaThe Goa state pollution control board in the draft
mineral policy 2005, in fact, recommended that overburden and
other waste be stacked at earmarked sites alone. They should not
be kept active for a long time either, it suggested. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFMTD30m2s66yE6VMCctSDgYKaaPw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rejects-threat-looms-large-this-monsoon/articleshow/8255790.cms


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Re: [Goanet] CANCER TO REMAIN INCURABLE EVEN IN 100 YEARS

2011-05-11 Thread E DeSousa

Anybody  looking for information on cancer would do well to read Dr. Sidartha 
Mukerjee's "The Emperor of all Maladies".
Dr. Mukerjee according to the information available is a "Cancer Physician at 
Columbia University  and Staff Physician at Columbia University Medical Center. 
A former Rhodes Scholar he graduated from Stanford,Oxford and Harvard". He was 
recently awarded the Pulitzer prize for this very comprehensive 
and illuminating 
 book on cancer.
I found the book  very informative, very well researched and providing  
fascinating glimpses into the future of cancer treatment. 


With respect to the subject thread,Mukerjee writes about the findings of one 
ancient Egyptian named Imhotep who was a vizier in the court of King Djozer 
around 2500 BC. According to the papyrus records obtained  in 1862 by one Edwin 
Smith this ancient Egyptian  wrote about 48 different medical cases  one of 
which was about breast cancer. It seems his Diagnosis was correct.
But he wrote under Therapy : None exists.

Today, there is cure for breast cancer and many other cancers when detected 
early on. Almost everyone knows cancer survivors living fruitful lives.

The book is available on Amazon.com  and should be easily available in India 
where Mr. Mukerjee was born (New Delhi in 1970)

 Best Regards.

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor‏‏

2011-05-11 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا

On 11 May 2011 23:34, lino dourado  wrote:
> Yeram nustea vonn, bangddeancheo katlexi mast ruchik lagtat.
> Lino

Cutlets? Where do you get these now!

That's a nice one, Lino. If you give us one-liners in Konkani with
translations in English, you could help us to understand usage of the
words!

Just yesterday, a retired ambassador was suggesting this, as a means
of keeping in touch with Konkani. FN

PS: Anyone willing to offer Skype coaching in Konkani? Charged or
uncharged? Goanet could match supply and demand. Just a thought...

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Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor‏‏

2011-05-11 Thread lino dourado

Yeram nustea vonn, bangddeancheo katlexi mast ruchik lagtat.
Lino

On Wed May 11th, 2011 1:33 PM EDT Frederick Noronha wrote:

>True. You are right, Domnic and I get your point.
>
>Though, when Anglicised (or used in an English context), sometimes plural of
>Konkani words are formed in the English style (by adding an 's'). For
>instance -- mando and mandos.
>
>Technically, the Konkani plural should be mandde.
>
>Anyway, keeping that aside, would you accept *bangre*? I mean, using a 'g'
>instead of a double 'd'?
>
>FN
>
>FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
>#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
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>
>2011/5/11 Domnic Fernandes 
>
>Is this a case of rendering the same word in different ways? For instance, I
>> was a bit surprised on reading about 'bangras'. Mackerals. But then,
>> realising that the Indian sound of 'd' and 'r' are  quite close (correct me
>> if wrong), it made sense. FN
>>
>> COMMENT: The Konkani word for mackerel is "bangddo," singular; "bangdde,"
>> plural.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

[Goanet] Konkani needs a Romi dictionary.... and fast :-)

You thought that Konkani is divided by scripts, dialects, geography
and accents (maybe even caste-based and definitely regional dialects).
Now take a look at this -- it even has to face up to divisions of the
decades.

  This morning, I woke up to read an email, which
  hit me straight in the eye. It must have been
  composed in 36 point bold, and said:
  "WHAT'S THIS HAIRANN?  A Konkani word?
  God only save the Goans and the Konkani lovers.
  Do not desimate [sic] such info. At some point in
  time, we will have the Marathi/Sanskitized version
  (as Dr. Jose Colaco always put it) in Amchi Bhas KONKANI."

Fortunately, by the time I got to reading this, another reply came
from Lino Dourado -- known for his many Konkani posts in cyberspace,
including Goanet -- who said: "1930 vorsantli Konknni bhas ti. Xik
pora xik. Bestoch mhaka bejar (hairann) korina. Konknnint pandit khub
asat. Dekun..
Mogan, Lino" (Losely translated: It's a dictionary which reflects the
Konkani of 1930. Learn, sonny, learn. Don't unnecessarily cause me to
be 'hairann' (troubled). The field of Konkani has many scholars. Which
is why)

Later in the evening, as I was in Margao, a call came through. It was
Isidore Dantas, calling from Bombay/Mumbai. Known for his short and
frequent calls, Isidore called after ages, and this was a long one. He
patiently pointed out that the dictionary being quoted from reflected
the older version of Konkani, and its spellings were influenced by the
conventions of those times. (Like in Portuguese, the 'c' is used to
represent the 'ka' sound, instead of the more Anglicised 'k' of
today.) Likewise, there were words which are no longer in use, or not
widely known or probably changed over time.

This could cause confusion, he noted.

Isidore agreed that there was need for an updated Romi dictionary
reflecting the times. (There probably is one or more around, which we
are not aware of... and hence not using!) He said he himself had been
working on one, but it had got him tired after he reached till the
letter 'D' of the English alphabet.

Reena Martins sent me a note saying: "I had a good laugh at the first
word [DOUDIRO, -I, -EM unfortunate, unhappy]. Always amuses me. What
about dor diunk? I think it means -- go end your life or something --
not sure."

Victor Rangel Ribeiro replied via another network where this was
posting, to say: "As a child living in Saligao I heard the term
"doidiro", which meant "slightly crazy," and sometimes
"devil-may-care" and "happy-go-lucky". A "doulo" would be better
described as a "ladle". I use one in my home very day, to ladle out
soups, and sometimes canji."

Joel D'Souza of Assagao also took trouble to point out the 'c' and 'k'
thingy in spellings.

Anyway, given the many responses that have come up, it's really fun
doing this. I'm glad someone asked me to look out for suitable
dictionaries for them in Goa, even if this is a 1930 one! Stoking
controversy is one model in sound pedagogy, I guess :-)

Meanwhle, today itself I bought an inexpensive Hindi-English students
dictionary, for just Rs 30! It claims to cover "over 15,000 words" and
is very cheaply printed. But it does serve the purpose.

I doubt Goa has a large enough market to sell a product at such low
prices. But if anyone could create a basic and useful learner's
dictionary, specially in the Romi script (simply because it is easier
to access), please do get in touch! FN

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Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor‏‏

True. You are right, Domnic and I get your point.

Though, when Anglicised (or used in an English context), sometimes plural of
Konkani words are formed in the English style (by adding an 's'). For
instance -- mando and mandos.

Technically, the Konkani plural should be mandde.

Anyway, keeping that aside, would you accept *bangre*? I mean, using a 'g'
instead of a double 'd'?

FN

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2011/5/11 Domnic Fernandes 

Is this a case of rendering the same word in different ways? For instance, I
> was a bit surprised on reading about 'bangras'. Mackerals. But then,
> realising that the Indian sound of 'd' and 'r' are  quite close (correct me
> if wrong), it made sense. FN
>
> COMMENT: The Konkani word for mackerel is "bangddo," singular; "bangdde,"
> plural.
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor‏‏

2011-05-11 Thread Domnic Fernandes






Is this a case of rendering the same word in different ways? For instance, I
was a bit surprised on reading about 'bangras'. Mackerals. But then,
realising that the Indian sound of 'd' and 'r' are  quite close (correct me
if wrong), it made sense. FN

COMMENT: The Konkani word for mackerel is "bangddo," singular; "bangdde," 
plural.

Moi-mogan,

Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna,Goa
Mob: 9420979201

[Goanet] A quote from... Henry Scholberg

Some years back, Henry Scholberg's bibliography on Goa was ubiquitious and a
very important work. Today, while browsing through the Goa section of books
at the Golden Heart Emporium in Margao, I came across a comment made by him
in his own autobiography:

I got an AIIS grant to spend two months in Goa where I worked on my
*Bibliography of Goa & The Portuguese in India* in 1975. This, when it would
come out five years later, was to be my magnum opus My other
collaborator on the Goa Project was Archana Kakodkar. She was a Hindu lady;
and I found, as I compared my working relationship with her and Carmo
Azavedo who is a Christian, that the Hindu behaved more like a Christian
than the Christian did... -- From the chapter 'The Ames Library of South
Asia' in *That's India: The Memoirs of An Old India Hand*. Henry Scholberg
ISBN 81-85002-30-4. Biblophile South Asia/Promilla & Co 2002. p. 143

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[Goanet] Only one Ferryboat ply on this route but where is it now?

Only one Ferryboat ply on this route but where is it now?

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[Goanet] Talking Photos: Roadside Petrol for Sale

Talking Photos: Roadside Petrol for Sale
 

Roadside Petrol for sale
Illegal Petrol for Sale, thanks to Goa Police who I am sure 
make additional money on these sale by means of haftas.
It’s sold right on the main sold or right under police noses.
Recently there was a ban on selling petrol in cane and bottles at Petrol Pumps

Where is the health and safety concern here?

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Other regular areas where Polie make money are:
Hawkers on the beach
Massageurs and othe quacks on the beach
Gambling on the beach
Beggars on the beach

Mattka booking aroound
Illegal DVD/CD Sales
etc etc



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Re: [Goanet] Goanet - Wednesday, May 11, 2011

2011-05-11 Thread Rashmi Sawardekar


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Re: [Goanet] Cock-and-bull story of Ibn Majid helping Vasco da Gama

2011-05-11 Thread J. Colaco < jc>

Teotonio deSouza wrote: Please check Sanjay Subrahmanyam about the
perpetuation of the cock-and-bull story of Ibn Majid in his book *The
Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama*.
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203436

COMMENT:

I have to concede that I was not on the East African coast when Vasco
da Gama was looking for a 'pilot' to guide him to the south-western
coast of the subcontinent.

That having been noted, the following might appear reasonable to assume:

[a] It is unlikely that Vasco da Gama would have traveled all the way
to Kenya - without having made some arrangements for the onward route.

[b] While one has to try be as accurate as possible, it really matters
little whether it was Ibn Majid or a real or imagined and ? un-named
Gujrati 'pilot' who guided VDG to Calicut.

[c] Under the theory of 'respondeat superior', it is the master who
takes the credit (or blame) for the actions.

[d] Vasco da Gama is the one who opened (for better or for worse) the
sea trade route (via South Africa) from the subcontinent to Western
Europe. Hitherto, the route (controlled by the Arabs) was either via
land or via Alexandria (Egypt) and Venice (Italy).

[e] The arrival of the Portuguese into the subcontinent led to the
eventual and determining defeat of the previous masters in the Battle
of Diu.

[f] This resulted in many many residents of the subcontinent NOT being
forcibly circumcised (The horrible Inquisition having been noted),
Hundreds of thousands of living women not being sent to the funeral
pyre of their husbands, education being brought to the poor and the
disadvantaged by that Apartheid Caste system, and some being able to
re-obtain Portuguese nationality and be gainfully employed in Lisbon.

Is not that something to be happy about?

If so . what was all that 1997-98 anti-VDG fracas about?

And why do we not protest the continued vandalism by the vandals?

jc

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: doudiro, doudirpon, doullo, doullunc, doulo, doulot ...

2011-05-11 Thread joelds

Hi Fred,

Please check the spelling of some of the Konkani words which you have
included in your message. The dictionary seems to give the old spelling,
which is no longer used in the Konkani written nowadays. Moreover, we have
been using "k" instead of "c".

Regards.

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Frederick Noronha  wrote:

> Learn one (or more) Konkani word today:
>
> DOUDIRO, -I, -EM unfortunate, unhappy DOLLDIRO
>
> DOUDIRPON, n. misfortune DOLLDIRPONN
>
> DOULLO agitator, critic, intriguer
>
> DOULLUNC to mix, to turn DOULLUNK/DOVLLUNK
>
> DOULO, VO DOI f. a large spoon made of cocoanut (sic) shell
>
> DOULOT wealth, substance, riches
>
> DOUM DOULLUNC to weaken, to lose firmness or consistency
>
> DOUNC to grind
>
> DOUNDOLLIT irresolute, lacking character
>
> DOUNDOUNC to shake, to excite
>
> DOUNDOUNEM shake, jerk, alteration
>
> DOURUNC to keep, to preserve, to save DOVRUNK
>
> [Source: Konkani-English Pocket Dictionary/Concanim-Inglez Dicionar.
> First published in 1930. Republished in 1991 and 1999 by the Asian
> Educational Services, Rs 195 in India.]
> Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
>

[Goanet] TRIBALS IN ANDHRA BEAT UP LOCAL MLA

The excesses and attrocities of our representatives have gone to such an extent 
that more and more people are taking the extreme steps.
 
Goa has been destoyed by our MLAs conniving with Mining Sharks and Builder 
Piranhas.
Goan people have been tolerent and decent enough not to take into their hands.
But is it not the time to retaliate more aggressively (not violently) against 
40 leeches?
 
Rajendra

[Goanet] TISS STUDENTS BOYCOT JAIRAM RAMESH AT CONVOCATION OVER JAITAPUR

The students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai boycotted Environ 
minister, Jairam Ramesh, over the adamant approach of the Manmohan Singh 
government, which cleared the controvercial Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project.
 
The students pointed out that the scientifically and technically more advanced 
states like USA and Japan were unable to safeguard the nuclear plants in the 
event of tragedies. They pointed out that Indians lagged so much behind that 
they could not even trace the illfated chopper of a CM for days together. Our 
political system is corrupt, inefficient and lithargic and have no proven 
history of tackling disasters, which were predictable. Due to our corrupt 
system, managers are forced to cut corners in safety measures. With this 
background, it is impossible that we will be able to handle nuclear 
dissasters.   
 
What has hppened in Mumbai is a trend setter. The question is when will our 
students, artists, sportsmen and others start refusing awards and honours in 
the hands of our Mines Minister, Digamber Kamat who has converted east Goa into 
a GRANG CANYON?
 
Rajendra

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Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor‏

2011-05-11 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا

Is this a case of rendering the same word in different ways? For instance, I
was a bit surprised on reading about 'bangras'. Mackerals. But then,
realising that the Indian sound of 'd' and 'r' are  quite close (correct me
if wrong), it made sense. FN

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2011/5/11 Domnic Fernandes 

>
> >@ Rico,
> >Never heard of "Harcor" sounds like the English Hard core!
> >Is it "adkov" or "harkat" that you are looking for?
> Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com
>
> COMMENT:
> I, too, never used the word "harcor" but most of
> us use the word "addcol/addkol, which also means difficulty, obstacle.
>


> >And while on this point, does *hambog* have anything to do with humbug :-)
> >
> >FN
> >
> >HAMBOG deceit
> >
> >HAMBOGUI MUNIS cheat, rascal
>
> COMMENT:
> Here again, I never used the word “Hambog” but most of us use the word
> “ambog” –
> ‘kal mhaka mottench ambog ghoddlem’ – yesterday I was cheated royally.

Re: [Goanet] i

2011-05-11 Thread Gulf International Promotions

Seb

You are right !

-Original Message-
From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org
[mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Seb dc
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:20 PM
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] i

One need not always Write, what they DO or SAY!!

So I guees you meant WRITE? Did you??
Unless you know the person quite well to be so sure to say the below..

hAVE a nICE dAY!!
Seb

From: Gulf International Promotions 
FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO OR SAY 

-Original Message-
Subject: [Goanet] i


Our religion itself is a curse. While God became man and was born to a human
being the church formed with pope as the head distorted the religion to such
an extent that today the so called catholics are blind believers and what
they believe is what the priests tells them. Wrong religion has embedded
into our blood streams. today Mary has become a focus of our religion and
she has been raised to the sky. see how people rush to Valankani, Mount Mary
Shivaji nagar bangalore and see how they shout the chimes of Mary take us to
heaven. Today we are indulged in paganism and human beings can decide which
priest or which nun can be termed as saint. Today the Goa church wants Fr.
Jose vaz and are making so much of noise and madness. Our religion is just a
simple one line religion. " Love God and Love your neighbour. " this is far
from reality when it comes to catholic religion. Money collected for charity
is abused. No account is given to what is done with our money. Churches are
renovated and converted into palaces and the poor laity is made to pay with
no money coming from the bishop's house. The poor are still poor and the
rich can live as they want. There is no honesty among the clergy. There is
no truth with the clergy. They livwith two types of personalities. They
except the laity to pardon them so why we need confessions ? Can our
catholic religion save us ? albert 
> 
> (b) Roland Francis (after 'misquoting me in jest')  wrote: For the
> record, JC meant he supported JP II's beatification but that other
> candidates are EQUALLY deserving.
> 
> 
> COMMENT:
> 
> 1: I do not believe that anybody ridiculed either Catholicism or the
> Pope - in this thread. Criticism is not the same as ridicule.
> Criticism, however difficult to face, is always beneficial. Many
> progressive actions have resulted from criticism.
>

[Goanet] Wanted: photos of old Bombay

Specially on themes where Goans feature in them. Anyone willing to share
kindly get in touch with Reena Martins 

FN

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[Goanet] : Tracing our roots

2011-05-11 Thread eric pinto





 

>
>Tracing our roots
>Published on: May 10, 2011 
>
>More in: 
>   * iLIVE 
>Dr Bernardo Elvino de Sousa, who authored the book ‘The Last Prabhu’ is a 
>Switzerland-based Goan scientist. In an e-mail interview with ‘The Navhind 
>Times’, he spoke about his journey to make this book possible, on Goan 
>community 
>and why it is important to save information about our past historyQ. What 
>inspired you to hunt for Goan roots especially in your village of Aldona?
>In Goa, investigating who is related to whom is a state-wide pastime, probably 
>more popular than the national cricket craze, and every family has its experts 
>on the subject. I therefore grew up listening to these discussions, though I 
>admit that the topic was of little interest to me in my youth.
>Later on, my wife Vinita, who is not only a great grand-daughter of José 
>Nicolau 
>da Fonseca, author of ‘An Historical and Archaeological Sketch of the City of 
>Goa’, but is herself very well-versed in history awoke my interest in this 
>topic. My interest lay passive and dormant until I read an article on the 
>Genographic project launched by the National Geographic magazine jointly with 
>IBM. Being a “gaunkar” (i.e. descendant of a clan of the founders of a 
>village) 
>of Aldona, I was greatly intrigued as to how and why a person who migrated 
>from 
>Africa sixty thousand years ago, should end up as a Brahmin co-founder of a 
>village in Goa. Also, trained as a scientist, the notion of using DNA test 
>results greatly appealed to me, as a tool to find a solution to this vexing 
>question that refused to leave me alone.
>Q. In your book you have searched for traces of your male ancestors, using the 
>Y 
>DNA. Would it not make sense to search for female ancestors using 
>mitochondrial 
>DNA in a Goan context?
>It certainly would. One of the objectives of this project was to identify if 
>possible the pre-conversion Hindu name of my ancestors. Since the gaunkari 
>system is a male bastion and family names or surnames are patrilineal by 
>convention, the only option available to me to achieve this objective was to 
>focus my research on Y DNA.
>In ‘The Last Prabhu’, I have dedicated a chapter to my mitochondrial DNA and 
>discovered the surprising and to me unexpected migratory route of my mother’s 
>maternal ancestors. I am convinced that a project to study the mitochondrial 
>DNA 
>(mtDNA) of Goans would reveal exciting results with regard to matrilineal 
>migratory routes.
>Q. I guess your readers must be wondering too: what is the significance of the 
>book’s title ‘The Last Prabhu’?
>By analysing the chapter on Aldona (Tombo de Aldona) in Gajanana Ghantkar’s “A 
>History of Goa in Goykannadi Script”, I was able to determine the 
>pre-conversion 
>name of all the 12 vangods of Aldona’s Comunidade Fraternal. Thus, my 
>ancestral 
>pre-conversion name was Prabhu. Additionally, I was able to identify the last 
>ancestor of my patrilineage to bear this name. My choice of the book’s title 
>is 
>intended to honour this last ancestor, who is also one of the person’s to whom 
>the book is dedicated, to show him respect and express my pride in being one 
>of 
>his descendants.
>In order to emphasize the “last” that is very significant from the historical 
>point of view, I have explained this under “concluding remarks” in the last 
>words of the last sentence of the last page, prior to the list of references, 
>in 
>the hope that the reader will meet the challenge of reading my book up to the 
>last word.
>Q. Is it feasible for a layperson in Goa today to find out his/her 
>haplogroups? 
>If yes, then how?
>Anyone from any part of the world, including Goa, can determine his or her 
>haplogroup by ordering a kit from the Genographic Project, Family Tree DNA or 
>some other organisation offering this service, and sending back a swab. In my 
>project, two Goans living in Goa did precisely this. In the case of a male, he 
>will have to choose between testing his Y DNA, mtDNA or both, whereas in the 
>case of a female, for obvious reasons, only a mtDNA test is possible. A 
>standard 
>starter test for twelve markers costs around a hundred US dollars.
>Q. What are the implications of your findings for the Goan community? Would 
>you 
>see it as being of academic interest alone, or practical too?
>At a time when the problem of migrants is being hotly debated in Goa, my 
>findings show that we are all migrants to some extent and descendants of the 
>first migrants out of Africa.  Another conclusion is that there is absolutely 
>no 
>genetic basis to the existence of the caste system since Brahmins all over 
>India 
>not only do not belong to the same haplogroup but additionally share 
>haplogroups 
>with other varnas and even with tribal populations. I would sincerely hope 
>that 
>my book will contribute towards the removal of all caste bias in Goan society.
>I also hope that it will show other Goans a path on how to search for their 
>roots, p

[Goanet] Need-To-Know Facts About Overactive Bladder - iVillage

2011-05-11 Thread Con Menezes


http://www.ivillage.com:80/need-know-facts-about-overactive-bladder/4-b-332325?nlcid=dg|05-11-2011|

[Goanet] Which sleep position is healthiest? - CNN.com

2011-05-11 Thread Con Menezes


http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/19/healthiest.sleep.position/index.html?eref=rss_health&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+Health%29

[Goanet] Concani uloi anik boroi

2011-05-11 Thread Bernado Colaco

Arre aap kahan dek rahe hai? Yeh utar kisne likah? Kya apkaha navy mitronh 
pecheh markeh apkouh pagal banayah.

BC

Am i shocked? and are these the only words that naturally come in your 
konkani?

Am not a fan of marathi.will never be..but as for Bernado Colaco 
looks like the only thing worth writing in here in konkani is "Chont 
Alloi".

Shocked also at the moderators of this forum who didn't sensor this 
postwith such graphic words.

By the way Bernado...if you want konkani to teach "such" words in "your" 
konkani school..looks like thats why you are educated with such level of 
decency so far only to use such crap of a languagethat you couldnt write 
anything decent in response.

Remember crude responses.show your backgroundas a cheap low life 
yellow livered SOB who has disintegrated the love for konkani & in the name 
of konkanitries to make a name for yourself.

Pal I responded in english. Let me see if you got the guts or the balls to 
write a few words in response in "PURE RICH KONKANI"and that to 
WITHOUT any slang.

otherwise .with the millions of millions in Goa as my friend the ROCK 
says "SHUT YOUR MOUTH" and as you say "chont alloit rao"

.or it could be an all out war here where the marathi manus...may say to 
you "Tuja Aaii La"

Re: [Goanet] CANCER INCURABLE ACCORDING TO WHO

2011-05-11 Thread J. Colaco < jc>

Fr Ivo D'Souza  wrote: Dear Goanetters, This is a bad
news for us. I always was saying that cancer is not curable, in
opposition to the statement of a neuroscientist, namely that "cancer
is curable even in the last stages". In fact, I explained why I could
not accept this blunt statement. It is unscientific. Now the World
Health Organization is confirming what  I said and extended it for
more than 100 years.  Here it is:
http://english.pravda.ru/health/05-02-2009/107064-cancer-0/   "CANCER
TO REMAIN INCURABLE EVEN IN 100 YEARS


COMMENT:

Dear ALL, If you have clicked on the URL forwarded by Fr. Ivo, please
run a decent anti-Malware program to check if a malicious malware has
been lodged on your computer.

Dear Fr Ivo,

I have resisted commenting recently on the nonsense you have been
writing on the net. But this time, I thought that I'd respond as
follows:

1: Please Stop this nonsense.

2: Please re-learn English and ascertain what Dr. Santosh Helekar has stated.

3: Dr. Santosh Helekar is quite right. A number of cancers ARE
curable, carry a favourable prognosis if detected early and have been
cured.

4: For many cancers, the cure has been elusive. That is why the
research is on-going.

5: The challenge with any disease is to find a treatment with the
least amount of side-effects.

6: There surely must be a permanent cure for quackery.


jc

[Goanet] John Paul II - Blessed or Cursed?

2011-05-11 Thread Richard & Betsy Nunes


Thank you, Dr. Falco for this message, especially the link to Matthew+
I would also, additionally, urge our readers to read:
Rivalry among Chiefs and Miriam's Leprosy. Numbers 12:1-16
Scary, isn't it just? B. Pinto-Nunes

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do.
Do not judge others, lest you be judged the same way.
Unless you are in the other person's shoes, you will not understand  
his woes.

If you know the teachings of Christ, you will find the answer.
I will not cast my pearls at swines, because they will trample the
pearls and turn to attack you?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7&version=NLT
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falc?o.

[Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor‏

2011-05-11 Thread Domnic Fernandes


>@
Rico,

> 

>Never heard of "Harcor" sounds like the English Hard core!

>

>Is it "adkov" or "harkat" that you are looking for?



Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com

 

COMMENT:
I, too, never used the word "harcor" but most of
us use the word "addcol/addkol, which also means difficulty, obstacle.

 

>And while on this point, does *hambog* have anything to do with humbug :-)
>
>FN
>
>HAMBOG deceit
>
>HAMBOGUI MUNIS cheat, rascal

 

COMMENT:
Here again, I never used the word “Hambog” but most of us use the word “ambog” –
‘kal mhaka mottench ambog ghoddlem’ – yesterday I was cheated royally.

 

Moi-mogan,



Domnic Fernandes

Anjuna, Goa

Mob: 9420979201

[Goanet] Hot Mixing of Internal Road in St. Inez Ward 13 begins

2011-05-11 Thread pinheiro

FN wrote:

Any idea why the roads in Goa are hotmixed so repeatedly and frequently?
Even when in good shape? FN

Response:

Frederick, The most lucrative form of corruption in Goa lay underneath our 
road.  The MLA (irrespective of party affiliation) get his share of cut.  Come 
monsoon, we curse potholes but for politician pot full of gold.
BTW, the holy water and holy coconut will not hold hotmix in ward 13 beyond 
June-July.  Rs 35 lakhs of Taxpayers money will go down into Panjim drains.

Agnelo

[Goanet] CANCER INCURABLE ACCORDING TO WHO

2011-05-11 Thread icsouza


Dear Goanetters,
> This is a bad news for us. I always was saying that cancer is not curable, in 
> opposition to the statement of a neuroscientist, namely that "cancer is 
> curable even in the last stages". In fact, I explained why I could not accept 
> this blunt statement. It is unscientific. Now the World Health Organization 
> is confirming what  I said and extended it for more than 100 years.
> Here it is:
> http://english.pravda.ru/health/05-02-2009/107064-cancer-0/ 
> 
> "CANCER TO REMAIN INCURABLE EVEN IN 100 YEARS
> 
> Cancer to remain incurable even in 100 years. The World Health Organization 
> published the forecast of most common reasons of mortality in 2030. The 
> picture of the possible future was based on the data of present-date causes 
> of death supplemented with certain expectations. There are three most common 
> reasons of mortality nowadays in the world: oncological diseases, ischemic 
> heart disease and stroke. 
> The WHO believes that the three most common killers will keep and even 
> improve their leading positions during the next coming decades. Strangely 
> enough, cancer will be killing more people despite the development of modern 
> medicine: the people, who would die of other diseases before, would live up 
> to cancerous diseases. Heart attacks and strokes will cause many deaths among 
> elderly people due to scientific achievements in medicine too. 
> 
> The number of deaths in car accidents will be growing in the future. The 
> technical development of the human civilization has always been ahead of the 
> evolution of culture. 
> 
> The global death rate may also increase in the event people decide to refuse 
> from vaccinations. There were such outbursts before, for example in 1873-1874 
> in Stockholm, when many declined vaccination for religious reasons and fell 
> victims to smallpox. The epidemic of smallpox in the Swedish capital ended 
> only as a result of massive vaccination. Outbursts of whooping cough in 
> Britain during the 1970s, measles in Holland, Ireland, Nigeria and the USA 
> during the 2000s occurred for the same reason. 
> 
>   Acute respiratory infections, TB, malaria and child labor death rates will 
> decrease. The forecast of the World Health Organization includes the 
> countries of the golden billion and the third world states, where the 
> above-mentioned death rate is especially high. The decrease of the overall 
> death rate in Africa and South-East Asia will depend on the state of the 
> world economy. If mankind goes through a decade of the economic recession, 
> similar to the Great Depression of 1929-1940, the humanitarian missions in 
> developing states will not be able to expand their activities. 
> 
> AIDS as a cause of death will be getting more frequent before 2015. The 
> AIDS-related death rate will start to decrease afterwards. Specialists 
> probably pin their hopes on the invention of the anti-AIDS vaccine. No one 
> knows if the vaccine is ever going to become possible due to frequent 
> mutations and changes of the nature of the virus. However, the death rate is 
> possible to decline. Even modern therapy guarantees a considerable level of 
> survival for HIV-positive individuals. 
> 
> Some other scientists, for example, Bryan Sykes of Oxford University, wrote 
> in his book, “Adam’s Curse”, that men would disappear in the course of the 
> human evolution. The scientist believes that the Y-chromosome, which is 
> responsible for the male sex, will eventually disappear due to numerous 
> defects. Men may become extinct in about 125,000 years, Sykes believes. 
> 
> Regards.
> Fr.Ivo

[Goanet] Cock-and-bull story of Ibn Majid helping Vasco da Gama

2011-05-11 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza

Please check Sanjay Subrahmanyam about the perpetuation of the
cock-and-bull story of Ibn Majid in his book *The Career and Legend of
Vasco da Gama*.
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203436
---
On 10 May 2011 03:31, Goanet Reader  wrote:
>
> GERMAN COFFERS, MERCHANT BANKERS OF ANTWERP AND GENOA... AND GOA
>
> The European Influence in Goa
> and the German Contribution to
> the Portuguese Trade and
> Commerce in the Sixteenth and
> Seventeenth and early
> Eighteenth Centuries.
>
> Luis de Assis Correia
> assiscorr...@aol.com
>
> By one of the greatest ironies of history, the Sultan of
> Malindi sent an Omani plot, Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Majid
> al-Najdi, the most celebrated Arab navigator and theorist of
> navigation of the fifteenth century, popularly known as Ahmad
> ibn Majid, to Vasco da Gama, and piloted by Ahmad ibn Majid,
> the Portuguese caravels set sail from Malindi in late April.
>
> They traversed the Indian Ocean and made land fall at Calicut
> on May 20, 1498.  Unwittingly, ibn Majid al-Najdi, not only
> helped the Portuguese in their discovery of the maritime
> route to India, but also was directly responsible for the
> destruction of Arab primacy in the seas and the extinction of
> Arab monopoly of trade in Oriental spices.

--
http://bit.ly/aBMS9z /  http://bit.ly/hiBEwp

Re: [Goanet] i

2011-05-11 Thread Seb dc

One need not always Write, what they DO or SAY!!

So I guees you meant WRITE? Did you??
Unless you know the person quite well to be so sure to say the below..

hAVE a nICE dAY!!
Seb

From: Gulf International Promotions 
FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO OR SAY 

-Original Message-
Subject: [Goanet] i


Our religion itself is a curse. While God became man and was born to a human
being the church formed with pope as the head distorted the religion to such
an extent that today the so called catholics are blind believers and what
they believe is what the priests tells them. Wrong religion has embedded
into our blood streams. today Mary has become a focus of our religion and
she has been raised to the sky. see how people rush to Valankani, Mount Mary
Shivaji nagar bangalore and see how they shout the chimes of Mary take us to
heaven. Today we are indulged in paganism and human beings can decide which
priest or which nun can be termed as saint. Today the Goa church wants Fr.
Jose vaz and are making so much of noise and madness. Our religion is just a
simple one line religion. " Love God and Love your neighbour. " this is far
from reality when it comes to catholic religion. Money collected for charity
is abused. No account is given to what is done with our money. Churches are
renovated and converted into palaces and the poor laity is made to pay with
no money coming from the bishop's house. The poor are still poor and the
rich can live as they want. There is no honesty among the clergy. There is
no truth with the clergy. They livwith two types of personalities. They
except the laity to pardon them so why we need confessions ? Can our
catholic religion save us ? albert 
> 
> (b) Roland Francis (after 'misquoting me in jest')  wrote: For the
> record, JC meant he supported JP II's beatification but that other
> candidates are EQUALLY deserving.
> 
> 
> COMMENT:
> 
> 1: I do not believe that anybody ridiculed either Catholicism or the
> Pope - in this thread. Criticism is not the same as ridicule.
> Criticism, however difficult to face, is always beneficial. Many
> progressive actions have resulted from criticism.
>

Re: [Goanet] GOA 50 - FROM ORDER TO DISORDER

2011-05-11 Thread floriano


Dear Soter,

You couldn't have said it in better words.

Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org




- Original Message - 
From: "SOTER" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:18 PM
Subject: [Goanet] GOA 50 - FROM ORDER TO DISORDER


The DGP is making his case for the need of more men in the police force. 
This shows that Goa has slipped from a law abiding State to a lawless State. 
More the police means more is the irresponsibility of civil society. And 
while the Desh Premis may try to divert the attention to extinguish the 
Portuguese inlfuence, they will not be able to erase the memories of the law 
and order prior to liberation of Goa.
Every Indian setting their foot into Goa ove rthe last 50 years has brought 
with them only chaos and tonnes of filth to make himself comfortable. Worse 
still, this is a reflection on the Goan who seems to be a part of this mess. 
Instead of entertaining ourselves with the Hazares and Hegdes, it is time to 
clean up our own shit accumulated in the backyard.


-Soter

[Goanet] Stop fooling Seamen,you dirty politicians!

2011-05-11 Thread Joel Moraes

Stop Fooling Seamen,you dirty Politicians!





With regard to Churchill Alemao taking on  Francisco Sardinha on his 
assurance of retirement benefits to Goan Seamen,it is not just Francisco
 Sardinha but all you, dirty politicians are known for fooling Goa and 
goemkars.Zomin ani Mollobh ek zait,punn apoun anik Ghatki Congress nhoi,is it 
not Churchill who said this?Is it not Churchill who had Anti-Mopa meetings all 
around South Goa?What is your present stand on Mopa Airport,Mr.PWD 
minister?After
 winning the Navelim seat on the  SGF banner during the last assembly 
elections,the so called leader of masses declared her daughter Valanka 
as the Candidate for the Murmagao Parliamentary seat but practically 
that never happened,Can Churchill answer this question?


Politicians dared to shut down the NUSI  hospital after taken over by 
Wockhardt at Cuncolim if the demands of agitating staff of the hospital 
is not met.NUSI Worckhardt is running in full swing,has the demands of the 
agitating staff met?The hospital was built using the Seamen money.Does
 NUSI gain anything from the NUSI Maritime Academy at Chinchinim?Why 
can't some of the NUSI hospital and the NUSI Academy funds be used 
towards  
retirement benefits of seamen?


The present Cabinet ministers are highly iincompetent,they cannot solve 
the present MOI issue and that is the reason why they have put the issue
 in the hands of their Delhi bosses when it is a straight forward demand
 by the parents. 


Last but not the least,there is not much difference between the two above 
mentioned politicians.Both belongs to cristao community,both love dhirios,both 
from Salcette,both
 are more or less equally tall though the playboy from Curtorim is slim 
and both are highly related to the Garbage dump at Sonsddo.


Any update on the Goa-Nagapattinam train?





Joel Morais


P.O.Cuncolim,


Bencleamvaddo,


Salcette,Goa.


Mob - 9970561727

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Making a tequila-like drink... from Goa and the heart of South Asia (FN)

2011-05-11 Thread Goanet Reader

Making a tequila-like drink... from Goa and the heart of South Asia

By Frederick Noronha

Those tasting it are tempted to call it tequila, though
Desmond Nazareth can't. The engineer-filmmaker turned
distiller based in Goa instead calls the spirit he bottles
"Agave spirit". Strangely enough, it all grew out of his
passion for making cocktails, and his discovery, many years
ago, of a plant growing in India that is a close relative of
the species that is used to make tequila.

But to start at the beginning: tequila is a blue Agave-based
spirit made primarily in the area surrounding the town of
Tequila, in Mexico. What goes into its making is a plant --
some 30 million are harvested each year for the spirit --
that grows in the red and black volcanic soil there.

Mexican laws state that tequila can be produced only in a
part of Mexico, and it has claimed the exclusive
international rights to the word "tequila". It warns legal
actions against manufacturers who use that reserved name in
other countries. So, while Altinho (Panjim)-based Nazareth
can't use the name, his story remains a fascinating one. And
he expects his product to take off too.

Des Naz -- as he sometimes gets called -- grew up in India,
joined the IIT and then studied and worked in the US, before
getting back here.

  "Once I moved to Goa, with the help of a couple of
  people here, I went searching for the plant in the
  Deccan Plateau. And we found it," says he with
  justifiable pride. For Nazareth, it started as a
  side project. He has also been working on film and
  TV while in Goa.

"We identified the plant, and got it over." Some Agave
species can be found along the highway to Porvorim (in Goa),
he points out. But not all varieties of Agave can go into
making Agave spirit, just some specific species. They came
here, interesting enough, most probably courtesy the
Portuguese, he says.

Agave plants are perennial, but each stem flowers once and
then dies; they are commonly known as the 'century' plant.
Spanish and Portuguese explorers are believed to have taken
Agave plants back to Europe with them, and the plants became
popular in Europe during the 19th century, when many types
were imported by collectors.

"A bunch of Agave species were brought to India, but for
completely different purposes. Most was probably for
decorative uses, and one for fibre, Agave Sisalana, because
of its leaves, whose fibres have excellent tensile strength,"
he suggests.

Agave Americana is the plant he managed to find on the Deccan
Plateau. It originally grew in the belt spanning southern
North America and northern South America. In India, it has
been used as borders for fields and for soil-conservation.

"Almost everybody has seen them. They have been here for so
long. But in the process of coming here, half way around the
world they were not known to be useful for making spirit," he
says. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_americana]

"I noticed there are a bunch of parameters which allow it to
grow properly, which exist on the Deccan Plateau -- the
rain-shadow region of India which closely matches the Mexican
conditions," he explains.

  "It all started with friends in India who kept
  asking me to make cocktails for them, and I was
  looking out for tequila. It was extremely costly. A
  worm started wriggling in my head, wondering why
  tequila is the only international spirit made in
  just one country" says he.

His background educationally is pure science, engineering,
film-making, computer science... and he's an IITian to boot.
"I'm interested in everything," says he. "I get some bugs in
my head. If they wriggle enough, I start paying attention to
them."

He started collecting information on Agave, but it was tough.
The Mexicans have a GI (geographical indicator) on it.
Incidentally, Tequila is a type of mezcal -- a generic term
for any distilled alcoholic beverage made from maguey (Agave)
plants native to Mexico -- and mezcal products these days are
less popular though exported mostly to Japan and the US.

"We can't call our product tequila, just as champagne or
cognac cannot called by those names when made outside their
home countries. But ours compares more closely to other
Mexican Agave spirits, not so much to Tequila, which is from
a particular Agave species (Agave Tequilana) with a
particular flavour," he acknowledges.

All mezcals taste very similar; the mezcal known as tequila
is unique in that it has the kerosine-ish taste, as he puts
it. "Ours is a more pleasant version. But you can immediately
tell it's an Agave spirit. 90% of the flavour and sensory
quality of tequila comes through."

"People like our product and call it tequila. I tell them
please do not call it tequila. Ours is an Agave spirit."

  From 2004 to 2007 he did lots of experiments on a
  small scale, and concluded that he understood
  almost everything. He f

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor

And while on this point, does *hambog* have anything to do with humbug :-)
FN

HAMBOG deceit

HAMBOGUI MUNIS cheat, rascal


FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org



On 11 May 2011 12:23, Tony de Sa  wrote:

> @ Rico,
>
> Never heard of "Harcor" sounds like the English Hard core!
>
> Is it "adkov" or "harkat" that you are looking for?
>
> --
>
> Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com
>
>  ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v
>

Re: [Goanet] GOA OBIT: Audrey Dias Almeida (Porvorim), Fr Anil Soares, SJ

Thanks for pointing this out Marshall. My apologies for the error and a
mix-up in the surname.

Aloysius Soares is another person, and an author whose books form part of my
collection (though not the one below):
http://www.biblio.com/books/12557989.html
http://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Church-India-historical-sketch/dp/B0007J7W0A

I knew Fr Soares and studied under him. Recently wrote the following:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brittos/message/4527

Fr Anil probably was principal after 1979. But I do remember him as Vice
Principal.

He was a soft-spoken man, a person of few words... and a very likeable
priest, as far as I recall.

But I got to know him better when I was in college, actually, towards the
end of my stint in college.

The Church in Goa was in ferment in the 1980s, and perhaps far more socially
concerned then it is now.

Somehow, the idea came up that the vast infrastructure of Britto's, which is
used for just half a day, could be used to benefit the underpriviledged.

Fr Anil was very encourging, and for awhile, we ran a school for children of
the migrant poor, urban workers who came from another state and lived in
squalid conditions on construction sites, somewhere near the St Mary's new
campus.

I recall Fr Anil's uncomplicated manner of working, and how he made things
possible. We ran this unofficial 'school' for a few months. He struck me as
a good man. It was only recently that I learnt that he came from a prominent
family of educationists from Aldona, and his father had actually set up the
St Thomas school(s) there. Today there is a statue in the village
commemorating the contribution to his dad as, I think, Miguel has already
pointed out.

FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org

On 10 May 2011 21:21, Marshall Mendonza  wrote:

> RECENT DEATHS: Fr Anil Soares sj, former principal of St Britto's Mapusa,
> and popular educationist. Son of Aloysius
> Soares, educator, Aldona
>
> Comment:
> I understand that Fr Anil Soares was the son of Edward Soares of St Thomas
> School, Aldona and not Prof Aloysius Soares. He was an ex-student and
> Principal of St Vincent's High School, Poona. His brother Raymond Soares is
> a partner in Poona Drug Stores on Main Street (M G Road) one of the oldest
> and respected establishments in the camp area.
>

Re: [Goanet] i

2011-05-11 Thread Gulf International Promotions

FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO OR SAY 

-Original Message-
From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org
[mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Albert Desouza
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:41 PM
To: Major domo goanet
Subject: [Goanet] i


Our religion itself is a curse. While God became man and was born to a human
being the church formed with pope as the head distorted the religion to such
an extent that today the so called catholics are blind believers and what
they believe is what the priests tells them. Wrong religion has embedded
into our blood streams. today Mary has become a focus of our religion and
she has been raised to the sky. see how people rush to Valankani, Mount Mary
Shivaji nagar bangalore and see how they shout the chimes of Mary take us to
heaven. Today we are indulged in paganism and human beings can decide which
priest or which nun can be termed as saint. Today the Goa church wants Fr.
Jose vaz and are making so much of noise and madness. Our religion is just a
simple one line religion. " Love God and Love your neighbour. " this is far
from reality when it comes to catholic religion. Money collected for charity
is abused. No account is given to what is done with our money. Churches are
renovated and converted into palaces and the poor laity is made to pay with
no money coming from the bishop's house. The poor are still poor and the
rich can live as they want. There is no honesty among the clergy. There is
no truth with the clergy. They livwith two types of personalities. They
except the laity to pardon them so why we need confessions ? Can our
catholic religion save us ? albert 
> 
> (b) Roland Francis (after 'misquoting me in jest')  wrote: For the
> record, JC meant he supported JP II's beatification but that other
> candidates are EQUALLY deserving.
> 
> 
> COMMENT:
> 
> 1: I do not believe that anybody ridiculed either Catholicism or the
> Pope - in this thread. Criticism is not the same as ridicule.
> Criticism, however difficult to face, is always beneficial. Many
> progressive actions have resulted from criticism.
> 
> 2: "Atheists, non-church-goers and those who are just plain negative"
> do not need fuel to be hyper-critical of the church or anything else.
> They have in-built (possibly) GAS batteries which do not need external
> recharging.
> 
> 3: Roland Francis has mis-represented my position. I did not use the
> word "EQUALLY" in my previous post. To have done that, I would have
> had to evaluate the candidature of the other nominees. I have not done
> so.
> 
> I'd say this (possibly again): Anytime one finds an obsessive and
> unreasonably virulent antagonism against (say) the Church, a
> particular priest or (as the case may be) Portugal or India, Try ask
> this question - even to one's own self: WHY is this person this
> obsessively virulent? Is there an antecedant issue (precursor) to this
> obsession? Did the person miss out on any personal benefit?
> 
> practical examples: IF he was incarcerated by the Portuguese, was it
> because he was a conscientious objector or was it because he was a
> dacoit or a dangerous vandal ? If it is the case of an ex-priest, was
> it because he felt that the vows were too onerous or was it because he
> did not get his way to the top? If a specific priest is being
> targeted, was it because the priest was plain wrong or was it because
> the priest did not give a 'financial contract' to the friend?
> 
> If the person claims to be an atheist, that is what he/she is. What
> makes his anti-religion tirade suspect is IF he selectively and
> obsessively slams a particular religion, and yet attends 'church
> services' (say) for 'social reasons'.
> 
> I believe that it is a personal right to be whatever one wants to
> be.as long as one allows others their right to be what they want
> to be and do (provided, of course, that NO ONE ELSE is physically or
> otherwise endangered or harmed in the process).
> 
> jc
  =

[Goanet] art escape activities 11th may to 16th may

2011-05-11 Thread vinesh iyer

greeting from art escape,

WEDNESDAY NITE LIVE 11 MAY
SEMI ACOUSTIC RETRO & SMOOTH JAZZ LIVE

first time performing at art escape

we present our friends duo:
Mac Dourado - Bass | Acoustic Guitar | Vocals |
Siddharth cota - Acoustic Guitar | Vocals

Lets get together tonight & enjoy this great session.
8.00pm Onwards.

FRIDAY NITE LIVE 13TH MAY
Art Escape presents Elvis Rumion & his band.
Best known as “Goa’s international rock sensation” is aptly named
because his self titled debut rock album; "ELVIS RUMION" captures the
hearts and the minds of Rockers throughout the world.

Come check Elivis LIVE this friday night.

MONDAY 16TH MAY SUMMER CAMPS
summer camps recycle art workshops for kids series 3 from 16th may to 22th may
THE SUMMER 1 week RECYCLING WORKSHOP

few seats remain register now.

In the quest to spread awareness of Reuse and Recycle, we at Art
Escape are conducting a week long workshop for children, to teach them
creative and fun ways of reusing and recycling materials from home
which are either old, junked or just waste.
we shall organise an exhibition of all the products they make during
the workshop for the Goan public to come and view.

FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC! Spread the message.

SUPPORT THE ART, THE MUSIC & THE ARTIST
LOVE & PEACE

Cheers,
Art Escape Team

RSVP
Darryl 9881568756
vinesh 9323590051

Call for any queries/directions etc
Venue:
Art Escape - Woodstock Resort
Vaddi Beach, South Benaulim
Goa. India
(take the beach road from Trinity Church)--
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South Goa
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Re: [Goanet] i

2011-05-11 Thread floriano


Dear Albert,

Save your breath and pray that 'Jesus' revisits us again to drive out the 
'MERCHANTS' doing the roadside business well into the so call Catholic 
Church, including the Vatican.

Once cleaned out, it will drop dead on it's own.
Then only the task of finding an honest, non-denying type Peter will begin.
:-))
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org


- Original Message - 
From: "Albert Desouza" 

To: "Major domo goanet" 
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 3:10 PM
Subject: [Goanet] i



Our religion itself is a curse. While God became man and was born to a human 
being the church formed with pope as the head distorted the religion to such 
an extent that today the so called catholics are blind believers and what 
they believe is what the priests tells them. Wrong religion has embedded 
into our blood streams. today Mary has become a focus of our religion and 
she has been raised to the sky. see how people rush to Valankani, Mount Mary 
Shivaji nagar bangalore and see how they shout the chimes of Mary take us to 
heaven. Today we are indulged in paganism and human beings can decide which 
priest or which nun can be termed as saint. Today the Goa church wants Fr. 
Jose vaz and are making so much of noise and madness. Our religion is just a 
simple one line religion. " Love God and Love your neighbour. " this is far 
from reality when it comes to catholic religion. Money collected for charity 
is abused. No account is given to what is done with our money. Churches are 
renovated and converted into palaces and the poor laity is made to pay with 
no money coming from the bishop's house. The poor are still poor and the 
rich can live as they want. There is no honesty among the clergy. There is 
no truth with the clergy. They livwith two types of personalities. They 
except the laity to pardon them so why we need confessions ? Can our 
catholic religion save us ? albert

[Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: doudiro, doudirpon, doullo, doullunc, doulo, doulot ...

Learn one (or more) Konkani word today:

DOUDIRO, -I, -EM unfortunate, unhappy

DOUDIRPON, n. misfortune

DOULLO agitator, critic, intriguer

DOULLUNC to mix, to turn

DOULO, VO DOI f. a large spoon made of cocoanut (sic) shell

DOULOT wealth, substance, riches

DOUM DOULLUNC to weaken, to lose firmness or consistency

DOUNC to grind

DOUNDOLLIT irresolute, lacking character

DOUNDOUNC to shake, to excite

DOUNDOUNEM shake, jerk, alteration

DOURUNC to keep, to preserve, to save

[Source: Konkani-English Pocket Dictionary/Concanim-Inglez Dicionar.
First published in 1930. Republished in 1991 and 1999 by the Asian
Educational Services, Rs 195 in India.]
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490

[Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: hairann, hambog, hamlett, harcor

@ Rico,

Never heard of "Harcor" sounds like the English Hard core!

Is it "adkov" or "harkat" that you are looking for?

-- 

Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com

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Re: [Goanet] Konkani Ulloi, Konkani Boroi

Dr. Falcao, better than an earthing, Adrian Consultant would do well to
consult an electrician and install an ELCB (Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker)
now termed a RCD or a Residual Current Device. The device prevents shock!

-- 

Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com

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[Goanet] TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT

2011-05-11 Thread John Gomes

Justice Hegde said in Karnataka no one admits wrong.Precedent has already been 
set and that justifies the wrongs! We see it regularly when Congress, BJP and  
Parties spokespersons debate. 
People in general are disgusted with the price rise and poor/no 
administration and  that they have to survive in the existing System.This can 
be compared to our Ferry crossings.Everyone rushes in and out at the same 
time.There is no control/administration existing.If you want ethics and correct 
etiquette, you will be jostled/pushed,bad mouthed or ejected/left behind.Either 
you want to cross or not! And doing this regularly becomes a habit.Today an 
honest politician  or voter is one who when bought will stay bought!
Let us hope Anna Hazare can galvanize the people to work towards getting rid 
of our shackles.

[Goanet] Song for the day

2011-05-11 Thread Gabe Menezes

 Kathy 
Kirby
'I
Wish You Love' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5402ocarciA&feature=related
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Hot Mixing of Internal Road in St. Inez Ward 13 begins

Any idea why the roads in Goa are hotmixed so repeatedly and frequently?
Even when in good shape? FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org



On 11 May 2011 08:50, Sandeep Heble  wrote:

> Hot Mixing of Internal Road works in St. Inez Ward 13 begins
>
> Shri Yatin Parkekh, CCP Mayor, along with local Ward 13 Councillor Smt
> Bharati Heble , inaugurated the Hot Mixing of Internal Road works in
> Ward 13 by breaking a coconut and performing Puja. Holy water was
> later sprinkled by prominent Ward resident Joaquim Teles. Opposition
> Councillors Vaidehi Naik, Diksha Mayenkar, Shekhar Digvekar, Shubhada
> Dhond and Maya Talkar were present on the occasion along with
> Siddharth Kunkoliekar(Gen. Secretary, North Goa BJP), Pundalik Raut
> Desai(President, Panaji BJP unit), PWD Engineer Mr. Prabhu, Sandeep
> Heble, Vasudev Bhat and others. The road works are being carried out
> by the PWD at an estimated cost of Rs 35 lakhs.
>
> Inaugural pictures of the Road works available at:
> http://tinyurl.com/ward13road
>
> yours sincerely
> Sandeep Heble
> Secretary, Ward 13 Committee
> 9326129171
>

Re: [Goanet] Now 'Carmen Miranda' stranded in Spain